#689: Top 5 Struggling Adolescents

ADAM

1. Mouchette, MOUCHETTE

2. Oskar and Eli, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN

3. Students at Northeast High, HIGH SCHOOL

4. Mia, FISH TANK

5. Chiron, MOONLIGHT

Selected honorable mentions: Cyril, THE KID WITH A BIKE; the boys from STAND BY ME; Ned, ABOUT A BOY; DONNIE DARKO; Riley, INSIDE OUT

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JOSH

1. Dawn Wiener, WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE

2. Antoine Doinel, THE 400 BLOWS

3. Suzy and Sam, MOONRISE KINGDOM

4. Helen Keller, THE MIRACLE WORKER

5. Mouchette, MOUCHETTE

Selected honorable mentions: Violet Parr, THE INCREDIBLES; CORALINE; Toni, THE FITS; Tom, LEAVE NO TRACE; the sisters, EVE'S BAYOU

#688: Top 5 Worst Movie Jobs

ADAM

1. Moonbase Caretaker, MOON

2. Bible Salesman, SALESMAN

3. Coal Miner, MATEWAN

4. Old West Sheriff, RIO BRAVO & HIGH NOON

5. Corporate Downsizer - UP IN THE AIR

Honorable Mention: Post-mortem cleaner, SUNSHINE CLEANING

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MICHAEL PHILLIPS

1. Anonymous Office Drone, BRAZIL

2. Human Football, I LOVE MELVIN

3. Nightman at hotel in the middle of nowhere, TOUCH OF EVIL

4. Head of the Grandi Crime Family, TOUCH OF EVIL

5. Chicken Lady, FREAKS

Honorable Mentions: Seamstress, LES MISERABLES; Farmer Dan, THE BIRDS; the Turin horse, THE TURIN HORSE

#687: Top 5 Women in Westerns

JOSH

1. Jessie (Diane Cilento), HOMBRE

2. Emily Tetherow (Michelle Williams), MEEK'S CUTOFF

3. Lili Von Shtupp (Madeline Kahn), BLAZING SADDLES

4. Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld), TRUE GRIT

5. Mrs. Miller (Julie Christie), MCCABE & MRS. MILLER

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KATIE RIFE

1. Vienna (Joan Crawford), JOHNNY GUITAR

2. Feathers (Angie Dickinson), RIO BRAVO

3. Barbara Stanwyck (Vance Jeffords), THE FURIES

4. Jill McBain (Claudia Cardinale), ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST

5. Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh), THE HATEFUL EIGHT

#686: Top 5 Chris Power Rankings

JOSH

1. Pine

2. Hemsworth

3. Evans

4. O'Dowd

5. Pratt

ADAM

1. Pine

2. Pratt

3. Hemsworth

4. Evans

5. O'Dowd

Honorable Mention: Chris Messina

#685: Top 5 Pixar Performances

ADAM

"Reach for the Skies" Memorial List

1. Amy Poehler as Joy, INSIDE OUT

2. Albert Brooks as Marlin, FINDING NEMO

3. Joan Cusack as Jessie, TOY STORY 2 & 3

4. Peter O’Toole as Anton Ego, RATATOUILLE

5. Jason Lee as Syndrome, THE INCREDIBLES

Selected Honorable Mentions: Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear, TOY STORY 1-3; Huck Milner as Dash Parr, INCREDIBLES 2; John Ratzenberger in everything.

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JOSH

1. Richard Kind as Bing Bong, INSIDE OUT

2. Ellen DeGeneres as Dory, FINDING NEMO

3. Holly Hunter as Elastigirl, THE INCREDIBLES

4. Ned Beatty as Lots-O’Huggin Bear, TOY STORY 3

5. Phyllis Smith as Sadness, INSIDE OUT

Selected Honorable Mentions: Peter O'Toole as Anton Ego and Patton Oswalt as... RATATOUILLE; Sarah Vowell as Violet Parr in THE INCREDIBLES; Andrew Stanton as Crush in FINDING NEMO

#684: Top 5 Classic Rock Scenes

ADAM

Hold Me Closer, Tiny Dancer Memorial List

1. “Hurricane,” DAZED AND CONFUSED

2. “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” MEAN STREETS

3. "Making Time," RUSHMORE

4. “Hurdy Gurdy Man,” ZODIAC

5. "Band on the Run," BOYHOOD

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JOSH

1. "A Quick One While He's Away," RUSHMORE

2. "Jumpin’ Jack Flash," MEAN STREETS

3. "Sweet Emotion," DAZED AND CONFUSED

4. "Free Fallin’," JERRY MAGUIRE

5. "Don’t Stop Me Now," SHAUN OF THE DEAD

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STEVEN HYDEN, AUTHOR OF "TWILIGHT OF THE GODS"

1. "Late For the Sky," TAXI DRIVER

2. "Jumpin’ Jack Flash," MEAN STREETS

3. "Sister Christian," BOOGIE NIGHTS

4. "California Dreamin'," CHUNGKING EXPRESS

5. "Dancing in the Dark," THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES

#681: Top 5 Lord of the Rings Scenes

ADAM

1. “I am no man!” / Eowyn kills the Witch King, RETURN OF THE KING

2. Lighting of the beacons, RETURN OF THE KING

3. Wormtongue’s tear, THE TWO TOWERS

4. “I should very much like to hold it again...,” FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING

5. Legolas slays the Oliphaunt, RETURN OF THE KING

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JOSH

1. “They are coming,” FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING

2. Gollum arguing with himself, THE TWO TOWERS

3. “I am no man!” RETURN OF THE KING

4. Gandalf closing his eyes when Frodo volunteers to carry the ring, FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING

5. Denethor flinging himself to his death, RETURN OF THE KING

#680: Top 5 Too-Real Parenting Moments

ADAM

1. Son’s disappointment, THE BICYCLE THIEF

2. “I just thought there would be more,” BOYHOOD

3. “Of course I love you.” / “But do you like me?”, LADY BIRD

4. “Be quiet.” / “What’d you say”?, THE TREE OF LIFE

5. “I'll always worry about you Alton. That's the deal.”, MIDNIGHT SPECIAL

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JOSH

1. Swimming Lesson, MOONLIGHT

2. “Does it get easier?” LOST IN TRANSLATION

3. Bundling up for school, A CHRISTMAS STORY

4. Desperate for sleep, THE BABADOOK

5. “I think we might be @!*#-ups,” AWAY WE GO